resume-driven development

noun

Software development that uses trendy technologies and tools which are not optimal for the task at hand, motivated by the developers' desire to enhance their resumes.

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Meanings

nounresume-driven development (uncountable)
  1. humorousuncountablecomputingSoftware development that uses trendy technologies and tools which are not optimal for the task at hand, motivated by the developers' desire to enhance their resumes.

Origin

Modeled after test-driven development and similar terminology.

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resume-driven development. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resume-driven%20development

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“resume-driven development.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resume-driven%20development. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resume-driven development,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resume-driven%20development.

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